Apocrypha - The Significance of the Apocrypha

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The writings discussed above amply demonstrate the wide field covered by the designation “apocrypha”. They differ notably in origin, mentality and purpose, though they are at one in being rather alien to the modern mind. Their world has vanished and much of what they say appears entirely antiquated. But it would be wrong to dismiss them as curiosities of human naivety and to leave their stu…